Gun Runner Runs Away in Whitney to Continue Dominant Campaign

The Road to the Breeders’ Cupcontinued Saturday at Saratoga with the $1.2 Million Whitney Stakes. And the winner, Gun Runner, had already earned an automatic berth to the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by virtue of his victory in the Stephen Foster Handicap. Findingbest bets and ways to make more money watering on the race was going to be difficult with Gun Runner the class of the field. And the Candy Ride colt lived up to his billing, cashing a $650,000 payday himself to increase his earnings to more than $5.2 million.

Frosted Looks Best in Woodward for Closing Saturday at Saratoga

It’s been a super summer for Frosted with a 14 ½ length win in the Met Mile at Belmont followed by the wire-to-wire Whitney win comfortably by two lengths in August. Those two Grade I wins lead him into the $600,000 Woodward as the heavy 3-5 favorite Saturday at Saratoga. The talented son of Tapit will try to join some race horse legends that have won the Woodward including Affirmed, Forgo, Spectacular Bid, Kelso and recent winners Ghostzapper, Curlin and Rachel Alexandra.

Flintshire is All Class in Sweeping Through Sword Dancer

Top turf horse Flintshire won the $1 million Sword Dancer Invitational (G1) for the second straight year Saturday at Saratoga. The win earned Flintshire a fees-paid berth to the $4 million Breeders’ Cup Turfat Santa Anita on November 5.

Forego Handicap at Saratoga is Tough Challenge for Favorite A.P. Indian

A super Saturday at Saratoga for one of the biggest race days of the year features six graded stakes races. While astute handicapper know there will be plenty of surprises and value to be found, many others will betting the favorites. In the Forego Handicap in Race 9, we don’t see the favorite finishing in first against 11 challengers. A.P. Indian (5/2) has clearly been impressive while winning all four races in 2016. He’s now won nine of 16 career races including a victory by a nose over Marking (3-1) in their stretch duel of the Belmont Sprint July 9.

Trainer Chad Brown achieved a milestone on August 24, when his heavily-favored Mr Maybe took home the $100,000 John’s Call Stakes at Saratoga. The win marked the 1,000th of Brown’s accomplished career.

The New York Racing Association (NYRA) is not playing around when it comes to the Travers Stakes (gr. I), as they have capped the number of paid attendees at 50,000. This was the same cap they put on the event last year. The NYRA also announced that the August 27 program at Saratoga Race Course has sold out of dining, hospitality, and reserved seating.

Three Cross Finish Line Together and Uno Emayo Emerges as Winner in New York Stallion Stakes

The 14th running of the $100,000 New York Stallion Series turned into a 3-horse race in the stretch, and Uno Emayo got up in the final jump to overtake Rooftop View and race favorite Cloud Control and capture the one mile turf race at Saratoga.

Curalina Dominates Sunday’s Sloppy Shuvee at Saratoga

Curalina, third in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Distaff, dominated Sunday’s $200,000, Grade III Shuvee Handicap at Saratoga, kicking away for a 9 ¼ length romp as the odds-on 4/5-favorite. Just four horses lined up to run in the sloppy Shuvee, and Curalina crushed Carrumba in an anticipated showdown of two speed horses that were nearly equal favorites at post time.

Saturday at Saratoga Features Grade I Diana Stakes

Saratoga opens its 40-day summer meet on Friday, July 22 and 69 stakes races worth a record $18.725 million provides plenty of quality racing and interest. That includes on Saturday, when the $500,000 Diana Stakes takes center stage on the turf. All 10 fillies and mares entered are graded stakes winners with two fine fillies showing the way as past Grade I winners.